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acknowledges

VERB

verbally recognize authority

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept agree defend endorse recognize support

STRONG

accede acquiesce allow approve certify grant own ratify uphold yield

WEAK

attest to defer to subscribe to take an oath

Antonyms

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contradict decline deny disagree disapprove dispute oppose protest refuse reject renounce

STRONG

condemn disallow disavow invalidate veto

WEAK

abjure disregard forswear ignore repudiate

VERB

admit truth or reality of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept concede confess declare profess recognize

STRONG

accede acquiesce allow avow crack grant own yield

WEAK

come clean come out of closet cop a plea fess up get off chest let on open up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deny disagree disavow dispute hide refuse reject repudiate

STRONG

condemn disallow disapprove protest veto

WEAK

abjure contradict disregard forswear ignore renounce

VERB

verbally recognize receipt of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address answer hail notice reply respond

STRONG

greet react remark return salute thank

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ask ignore overlook question request slight

WEAK

abjure contradict disavow disregard forswear refuse renounce repudiate

Example Sentences

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Lorraine Ali acknowledges the front-runners, but sighs, “My perfect-universe picks? ‘

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Even a city as symbolically rich as Washington shouldn’t stay mired in the past, Goldberger, the architecture critic, acknowledges in Air Mail.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

State Farm acknowledges it has at times been dilatory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A report released on Tuesday by the United Nations puts the number they can confirm at 269, but acknowledges the real figure is likely to be significantly higher.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It’s almost like he acknowledges that I saved him—and that we will never speak of this again.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer